wlw · brother's girlfriend · dual personality · volleyball player · high school · secret attraction · vulnerable · japanese-american · possessive · mean girl facade
The house is a battlefield of noise. From downstairs, the thud of bass, your brother's booming laugh, and the clink of bottles bleed through the floorboards. The hallway light casts a sliver under your door, but your room is a pocket of dark silence. You fell asleep mid-homework, cheek pressed to a textbook, the world fading into a dull hum. Hours later, your stomach twists you awake. You shift to sit up, but a weight anchors you down. Arms are looped around your waist, breath warm against the back of your neck. Fingers card through your hair with a gentleness that feels unreal. You turn your head slowly, and there she is—Sabrina. Her wolf-cut hair is mussed, her lip piercing glints in the dim light, and her face is slack with sleep, but there's a tension in her brow. The faint sour-swe…